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The Official US Army Combatives Handbook - Current, Full-Size Edition
Complete and Unabridged
400+ pages of Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP) content: striking (Muai Thai / boxing), grappling (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - BJJ), and weapons-based combat. Everything you need at your fingertips, no omissions.
Giant 8.5" x 11" Size
Big desktop format means large, clear images and text. Perfect for your professional library, gym, or training center.
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Benefit from the Army's decades of experience turning recruits into close-combat fighters, giving them the skills and confidence to engage in hand-to-hand clashes in hostile environments around the world - learn from the best!
The Official US Army Combatives Handbook - Current, Full-Size Edition
Battle-Tested Hand-to-Hand Combat - the Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP) Manual - Big 8.5" x 11" Size - Landscape Orientation (TC 3-25.150 (FM 3-25.150, FM 21-150))
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BUILD YOUR WARRIOR ETHOS AND OVERCOME ANY FOE
- Current edition TC 3-25.150, big 8.5" x 11" LANDSCAPE FORMAT - large, clear text & extensive all-new photo illustrations.
- 400+ pages - complete & unabridged!
- This edition supersedes the old FM 3-25.150 and FM 21-150.
- "Batteries last hours, books last decades. Get the print edition!"
Hand-to-hand combat is the ultimate test of a Soldier's ability to combine mind and body into a single, powerful force focused on defeating the enemy with whatever weapons are available.
As used by the Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP) at Fort Benning, GA, the U.S. Army's experts and instructors have created this handbook with the benefit of decades of experience teaching students of every ability to implement the physical and mental skills required to effect lethal devastation on their adversaries in conflicts around the world.
The simple, direct and effective skills and training procedures contained in this book will enable you, whether training within a unit, with a partner, or alone, to achieve deadly ability and matchless confidence as a close-combat fighter!
SHARPEN THE DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC OF A WARRIOR: THE WILLINGNESS TO CLOSE WITH THE ENEMY!
PLEASE NOTE: in order to maximize the space available for illustrations, this book is presented in landscape format.
PURPOSE - SYSTEM PRINCIPLES - SYSTEMATIC & CONTINUOUS TRAINING - COMPETITION - DRILLS - LIVE TRAINING - INTEGRATED TRAINING - COMBAT FEEDBACK - SAFETY & PRECAUTIONS - RISK ASSESSMENT - TRAINING AREAS - INJURIES - RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSTRUCTORS - HOW TO CONDUCT TRAINING - BASIC FIGHT STRATEGY - GROUND GRAPPLING - CLINCH FIGHTING - INTERMEDIATE FIGHT STRATEGY - GRAPPLING WITH STRIKES - REGAINING THE INITIATIVE - ADVANCED GROUND FIGHTING TECHNIQUES - STRIKING SKILLS - DEFENSE - ADVANCED CLINCH POSITIONS - PUMMELING - KNEE STRIKES - CONTACT WEAPONS - THRUSTING WEAPONS - WEAPON ATTACK & DEFENSE - GRAPPLING WITH WEAPONS - COMPETITIONS - DRILLS & TRAINING EVALUATION
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ISBN/SKU: 1977796745
Jiu-jitsu, BJJ, Military, Martial Arts, MMA
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Before You Buy
Q: Who is this book for?
A: This handbook was created for for military personnel, martial artists, combatives instructors, security professionals, MMA and grappling practitioners, and readers interested in the U.S. Army's approach to hand-to-hand combat. It is particularly useful for anyone who wants a structured training system rather than a collection of isolated fighting techniques.
Q: What does the handbook cover?
A: It covers the principles of the Modern Army Combatives Program, training organization and safety, basic and intermediate fight strategy, ground grappling, clinch fighting, striking, advanced ground techniques, weapon attacks and defenses, drills, competitions, and training evaluation. It also explains how combatives skills are integrated into broader military training.
Q: Is this mainly a grappling manual?
A: No. Grappling is a major part of the system, especially in the foundational material, but the handbook also covers striking, clinch work, weapon-related techniques, advanced fight strategy, and integrated training. The overall goal is to develop a complete close-combat skill set rather than specialize in one martial-arts discipline.
Q: How does Army combatives differ from a conventional martial-arts book?
A: The emphasis is on military application, progressive training, and developing the ability and confidence to close with and overcome an opponent under combat conditions. Techniques are taught as part of an integrated system designed around practical performance rather than belts, forms, or adherence to a traditional martial-arts style.
Q: Is it suitable for someone new to hand-to-hand combat?
A: Yes. The program is deliberately progressive, beginning with foundational skills and basic fight strategy before moving into more advanced techniques and more demanding training. That makes the handbook useful to beginners while still providing substantial material for experienced martial artists and instructors.
Q: Does the book explain how to train, or just show techniques?
A: It does both. A significant part of the handbook deals with how combatives training should be organized, conducted, evaluated, and integrated with other military activities. It covers drills, live training, competition, instructor responsibilities, risk assessment, safety, and methods for developing skills systematically over time.
Q: Is this the current Army combatives manual rather than the older field manual?
A: Yes. This edition contains TC 3-25.150, which superseded the earlier FM 3-25.150 and FM 21-150 manuals. It presents the Modern Army Combatives Program in the Army's later training-circular format.
Q: Why is this edition printed in landscape format?
A: The landscape layout provides more horizontal space for the handbook's extensive photographic sequences and illustrations. Because combatives techniques often need to be shown through a series of body positions and movements, the wider page makes the instructional material easier to follow than it would be in a compact portrait-format reproduction.
Q: Is the physical edition suitable for training and reference use?
A: Yes. This complete, unabridged edition runs to more than 400 pages in a full-size 8.5 × 11-inch landscape format. The large pages give the text and extensive photographic instruction room to remain clear, making the book practical for repeated study, training sessions, and reference.
Publication Details & Specifications
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Series | Carlile Military Library |
| Official designation | TC 3-25.150 |
| Edition | Current, full-size large-print edition |
| Print length | 406 pages |
| Dimensions | 11 × 8.5 × 0.84 inches |
| Item weight | Approximately 2.07 pounds |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Language | English |
| Publication date | October 2, 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | 1977796745 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1977796745 |
| Content | Complete and unabridged |
| Edition status | Supersedes FM 3-25.150 and FM 21-150 |
| Training system | Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP) |
| Illustrations | Extensive all-new photographic illustrations |
| Combat skills covered | Ground grappling, clinch fighting, striking, defense, pummeling, knee strikes, contact weapons, thrusting weapons, weapon attack and defense, and grappling with weapons |
| Training coverage | Fight strategy, drills, live training, integrated training, competition, safety, risk assessment, instructor responsibilities, training areas, combat feedback, and training evaluation |
| Format advantage | Large 8.5 × 11 inch landscape format designed to maximize space for photographs and instructional illustrations |
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